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An exterior architectural rendering by Mecanoo demonstrating a wood-clad public building integrated with stepped brick and lawn terracing for community gathering.
- What we like about this project
- Integrated second-floor terrace cutouts seamlessly blend indoor functional spaces with exterior tree planting.
Materials
- timber
- brick
- glass
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-facade
- terraced-lawn
- stepped-brick-seating
- civic-square
Style tags
- contemporary
- timber
- civic
- sustainable
Visual tags
- timber-architecture
- public-realm
- civic
- landscape-integration
- open-facade
- Geometry
- A rectilinear multi-story volume featuring a rhythmic vertical timber-slat facade system, sitting behind a terraced landscaped public lawn.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber-clad screen with inset punched windows and integrated balcony cutouts.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame superstructure atop a ground-level concrete podium.
- Spatial scale
- Large public building scaled to interact comfortably with ground-level civic gatherings and terraced landscape elements.
- Lighting
- Bright midday daylight with soft shadows cast by surrounding mature trees and building overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, inviting, and community-focused public atmosphere under bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- A public park or green civic setting with mature trees framing the view and active pedestrian gatherings.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages directly with the open green foreground, creating a continuous public realm from the lawn terraces up to the wooden facade and deep balconies.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber slats create a steady rhythmic facade grid echoed by the stepped horizontal planes of the lawn seating.
- Style reading
- Contemporary civic timber architecture
- Program
- Civic cultural center or public library
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, brick, glass, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- timber-slat-facade, terraced-lawn, stepped-brick-seating, civic-square
- Style tags
- contemporary, timber, civic, sustainable
- Visual tags
- timber-architecture, public-realm, civic, landscape-integration, open-facade
- Geometry
- A rectilinear multi-story volume featuring a rhythmic vertical timber-slat facade system, sitting behind a terraced landscaped public lawn.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber-clad screen with inset punched windows and integrated balcony cutouts.
- Structural guess
- Timber frame superstructure atop a ground-level concrete podium.
- Spatial scale
- Large public building scaled to interact comfortably with ground-level civic gatherings and terraced landscape elements.
- Lighting
- Bright midday daylight with soft shadows cast by surrounding mature trees and building overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, inviting, and community-focused public atmosphere under bright daylight.
- Environmental context
- A public park or green civic setting with mature trees framing the view and active pedestrian gatherings.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages directly with the open green foreground, creating a continuous public realm from the lawn terraces up to the wooden facade and deep balconies.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical timber slats create a steady rhythmic facade grid echoed by the stepped horizontal planes of the lawn seating.
- Style reading
- Contemporary civic timber architecture
- Program
- Civic cultural center or public library
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture